100-man Pillars delegation depart 1pm today

Kano Pillars will this afternoon depart the Aminu Kano International Airport for Congo ahead of Sunday’s CAF Champions League tie against AC Leopards on a chartered IRS flight.

The club’s media officer, Idris Malikawa told SportingLife that the club’s management has increased the number of persons in the delegation that will travel for the tie to a hundred from the initial 55-man contingent planned for the trip.

According to him, the management made the decision to give the team maximum support during the tie on Sunday.

Malikawa informed further that 18 players, a seven-man technical crew, four commissioners, club general manager Abba Galadima, an NFF representative, a Kano State FA representative, S.A to the state governor on sports as well as supporters club members are in the contingent that will make the trip.

“We were compelled to increase the number of people that will make the trip to Congo. We know the importance of the game and we don’t want our players to be intimidated in Congo.

“So, instead of a 55-man delegation proposed before we will now have up to one hundred people on board for the trip. We will Insha Allah leave the Aminu Kano International airport by 1pm on a chartered flight.”

Malaikawa also hinted that the players are all fit for the game. “There is no injury worry in the team and all the players are fit for the game,” he said.